American ambulance symbolizes capitalism at it's worst they use out dated technology on your loved one's because the owners {Ken Miller and Dan Murray} Want to save money for their retirement and lifestyles. The employ too few people to keep up with the ever increasing demands caused by the Caresource Provide-a-ride contract and the Hospice and Kettering Medical center demands. They constantly blow off real medical emergencies because they don't want to deal with the paperwork. Their dispatch staff is so poorly trained that they can't recognize the symptoms of a simple stroke. They have been known to send the farthest crew from a real emergency just so they can keep a paramedic crew open for hospital to hospital transports. In October of 09 Crew member Andrea Shock wrecked killing a patient because she was texting while driving. How would I know this ....because I was in the Ambulance with the person she was texting. When I brought this to the attention of the owners they covered it up. They will not take you as a patient unless your insurance covers you or you are on a contract so if you are injured don't expect them to stop to help you, They are trained not to. My partner and I once stopped at an auto accident and got in trouble for giving patient care because quote ""Now that is time and manpower we will not get paid for because they didn't have insurance."" An elderly gentleman at a centerville nursing home was having stroke symptoms and my partner and I got sent. I recognized the symptoms as any layman should be able to, and made the judgement call to run lights and sirens. My call was correct the man was having a stroke the hospital confirmed it and was glad we got to him in time. We were at the chipotle near UD he was 15 miles away, normal drive time 30 to 40 minutes we made it in 12. there was a paramedic crew 10 minutes away normal drive time, but dispatch is trained to not use the medic crews if they don't get requested. Now did my partner and I get a good job? a nice work? a way to know your symptoms? NO we got a write up for running lights and sirens when it wasn't a contract run. This company gives Emergency medical and Medical transport a bad name. If you hate your loved ones use American if you love them use anyone else. This employer also engages in the illegal practice of taking workers money for Aflac and then never gives it to Aflac they just use it to fund Dan Murray's many vacations with Virginia Henderson and Ken Miller's expensive tastes in wine and cars. Caresource, Provide- A - Ride, Medicare, Hospice of Dayton, and Kettering Medical network RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! They will take your reputation down with them.
Pros: They kiss hospice and caresources asses to get money
Cons: They employ and protect murderer's and poorly trained emt's
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